📍 1301 Hamphire PIKE, Columbia, Maury County, 38401
J. R. Baker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Maury County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Maury County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J. R. Baker Elementary enrolls 327 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 22% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 168 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J. R. Baker Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-50, state senate district 28, state house district 69.
J. R. Baker Elementary is one of 23 schools in Maury County, based in Columbia, Tennessee. The district serves 13,098 students district-wide and employs 852 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, J. R. Baker Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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